October 4, 2012 -
Ruth Thorlby of the Nuffield Trust discusses her path to becoming a Harkness Fellow and how her fellowship experience in United States enriched her career.
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May 4, 2011 -
The Commonwealth Fund is sponsoring a five-year demonstration program to help 65 low-income or safety net clinics in five states transform into patient-centered medical homes. Program administrators and participants discuss their progress in this video.
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June 11, 2007 -
Sara Collins, Ph.D., assistant vice president for Program on the Future of Health Insurance, reviews the program's goals and activities, including an upcoming report on the role of employers in the health system.
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March 20, 2007 -
Watch a Fund E-Forum, featuring audio and slides from the March 12th Comonwealth Fund/Alliance for Health Reform Briefing on SCHIP.
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E-Forum
September 7, 2011 -
The first of 70 million baby boomers turn 65 this year, and long-term services and supports (LTSS), which include home care, assisted living, and nursing home care, are on the rise. To help states identify gaps, AARP’s Public Policy Institute, The Commonwealth Fund, and The SCAN Foundation, developed the first state LTSS scorecard.
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Podcast
February 7, 2013 -
The use of health care decision aids such as multimedia programs, videos, and even brochures can help patients become more engaged with their care, and lead to better health outcomes and lower health care costs.
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August 19, 2010 -
Today, many primary care practices are sharing clinical and technical services with other providers so that they can become certified medical homes, which provide patients with coordinated, around-the-clock care. In Massachusetts, 95 percent of pediatric practices rely on the Child Psychiatry Access Project for guidance in mental health care.
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July 28, 2009 -
Sir Michael Rawlins, chairman of the U.K.'s Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), observes that NICE has "increased the new drugs available to patients and patients are getting a lot of benefit from it....So we're not saving anybody any money, we’re just making sure the money is well spent."
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December 5, 2007 -
The 2007 Commonwealth Fund International Symposium on Health Care Policy brought together health ministers from seven countries to discuss cancer care, patient safety, and more. The following slides offer highlights from the Washington, D.C., event.
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E-Forum
May 21, 2008 -
The Cardinal Primary Care Medical Group, in Concord, Calif., is one of 12 practice sites featured in Commonwealth Fund case studies of high-performing patient-centered primary care practices. The Cardinal practice scored well above the 90th percentile in areas related to doctor communication, office staff, and coordination of care on a 2006 patient experience survey of over 260 physician practices in California, sponsored by the Pacific Business Group on Health (PBGH).
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E-Forum
May 20, 2008 -
The Spring Street site of the Wheaton Franciscan Medical Group (WFMG), in Racine, Wisconsin, is one of 12 primary care sites featured in Commonwealth Fund case studies of patient-centered practices. The Spring Street site of WFMG scored at the 90th percentile on the American Medical Group Association (AMGA) patient survey domains related to access, and above the 85th percentile on domains related to doctor–patient communication and interaction with office staff.
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E-Forum
June 30, 2006 -
This session from the June 24, 2006 meeting of the State Health Policy and Research Interest Group featured presentions such as "Translating Research into Policy: Democratizing Access to Data, Analysis, and Results" and "Public Dialogue: A Strategy for Health System Reform."
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E-Forum
June 30, 2006 -
This session of the June 24, 2006 meeting of the State Health Research and Policy Interest Group features presentations on the effect of state Medicaid and Medigap policies on supplemental insurance enrollment and health outcomes, the impact of mandatory employer-sponsored health insurance on the use of part-time versus full-time workers, and more.
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E-Forum
March 1, 2007 -
Watch presentations from the Feb. 13 State Health Research and Policy Interest Group 2007 Policy Breakfast on the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), sponsored by The Commonwealth Fund and AcademyHealth.
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E-Forum
April 30, 2007 -
Steve C. Schoenbaum, M.D., M.P.H., executive vice president of programs and executive director of the Commission on a High Performance Health System, describes the Commission's next steps.
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